Ezekiel 41
Day 1585
Make Space for Grace!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, July 19.
We all need sacred space in our lives, physical places that convey to us the mystery of God and His presence in the world. Where do you go to commune with God? For some, that is found in the meaningful architecture of a church building, while for others it is found in the grandeur of creation. There is great beauty in both, especially when you have eyes to see sacred spaces for what they are – reminders that God has made a way for humanity to be with Him.
Ezekiel 41 continues to lay out the details of the New Temple, as the angel moved the prophet’s attention to the sacred space of the nave in verses 1-4:
Then he brought me to the nave and measured the side pillars; … Then he went inside and measured each side pillar of the doorway, two cubits, and the doorway, six cubits high; and the width of the doorway, seven cubits. He measured its length, twenty cubits, and the width, twenty cubits, before the nave; and he said to me, “This is the most holy place.”
This is the sacred place of the temple system, especially the most holy place, commonly called the Holy of Holies, where God’s presence was promised to dwell. Take note that in Ezekiel’s vision only the angel entered this place while measuring it. As a priest, Ezekiel remained in the nave because only the high priest on the Day of Atonement was allowed to enter this most holy of places (Hebrews 9:1-7). Thank you, Jesus the Great High Priest, for tearing the veil and making a way for us to have God’s presence, always and forever (Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 4:14-16; 10:19-20).
Seize the moment and make space for grace in your daily life. In Christ, God is with you always, but where and when are you setting apart space to be reminded of these truths?
God bless you!
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